JOHN EISENBERG is the author of Ten-Gallon War, That First Season, My Boy Barbaro (cowritten with jockey Edgar Prado), and The Great Match Race. He was an award-winning sports columnist for the Baltimore Sun for two decades. He has contributed pieces to BaltimoreRavens.com and has written for Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, and Details, among other publications. He resides in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.